Massaging vibrator



Feb. 28, 1939. B. sTREzoFF 2,149,151

V MASSAGING VIBRATOR I Filled July 28, 1938 Patented Feb. 28, 1939UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

This invention relates to massaging devices and more particularly tomassage attachments which are adapted to be utilized with the well knownelectric clippers such as are used in barber shops.

Frequently patrons of barber shops will request facial massages and itis the customary practice for barbers to massage the faces of men whichhave been just shaved. A massage of this kind naturally is not a veryheavy one so that it is not necessary to use a very powerful massagedevice. If the barber desires to use a power operated massage device itis necessary for him to buy a complete massage unit including anelectric motor. The motor, of course, is the most expensive part of animplement of this type.

It is, therefore, a general object of my invention to provide a massagedevice wherein the motive power may be supplied by an electric clippersu-ch as is nearly always found in a barber shop.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a massage attachmentfor clippers which can be operated by the clipper motor withoutdetaching the cutting blades therefrom.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of a massageattachment for clippers which can be quickly applied and easily removedand which is operated by the movement of one clipper blade relative tothe other.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will more fullyappear from the fo-llowing description made in connection with theaccompanying drawing, wherein like reference characters refer to thesame or similar parts throughout the views, and, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a pair of electric clippers with myinvention secured thereto;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the attachment;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view thereof;

Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section through my attachment and a pairof clipper blades to which it is secured; and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary section through the upper portion ofthe massage element showing its connection with the remainder of thestructure in the massage attachment.

In Fig. l there is shown an electric motor 6 which may be of anysuitable design and which may be connected by an electrical conductor 1to a source of electrical energy. Mounted at the lower end of the motoris a pair of clipper blades, the lowermost blade 8 being customarilyrigidlysecured to the motor casing, and the upper blade 9 beingconnected to a moving part of said motor and adapted to reciprocate withrespect to the (Cl. 12S-49) lower blade 8. A suitable spring element I0holds the two blades in sliding contact. The operation of the blades andthe blade supporting structure are not indicated in the drawing sinceany type of reciprocating blade clippers may be utilized and the clipperstructure itself is unimportant. The only thing about the clipper bladeswhich need be mentioned is that the lower blade 8, as shown in Fig. 4,is generally wider than the upper reciprocating blade 9.

My attachment comprises a body plate II which has upturned side portionsI2 and at least a part of the upper edges of said side portions are bentinwardly toward each other, as shown at I3. The sides I2 and theirinwardly turned portions I3 are adapted to t over the ends of the lowerstationary clipper blade 8, as shown in Fig. 4, and the body plate II ispushed backwardly to substantially enclose the ends and bottom of thestationary lower clipper blade 8. The forward portion of the plate II isbent upwardly at an angle as indicated at I4, and the extreme forwardedge of the body plate II is bent to provide a forward horizontalportion I5. A tongue I 6 is cut into the medial portion of the bodyplate I I from the rear edge thereof and said tongue has a smallupwardly turned catch I1 which is adapted to snap up behind the rearedge of the stationary clipper blade 8 to retain the attachment thereon.

The horizontal forward portion I5 on the body plate II is provided withan aperture I8. A massage device operating element I9 is provided with atransverse horizontal forward portion which may more or less coincidewith the horizontal forward portion of the body plate I I and restthereon in sliding contact therewith, and said operating element I9 hasa pair of rearwardly extending arms 20, the inner sides of said armspreferably being slanted as at 2I and the inner rear corners of saidarms being rounded as at 22. The arms 20 are adapted to contact the endfaces of the upper movable clipper blade 9.

The forward portion of the operating element I9 is provided with anapertured internally threaded bearing element 23 which, as shown in Fig.5, extends down through the aperture I8 in the forward portion I5 of thebody plate II, and said bearing element 23 is preferably of sufficientheight to extend through the body plate portion I5 a distance slightlygreater than the thickness of said plate portion, and the element 23 andthe aperture I8 are round so that said bearing element can be freelyoscillated therein. The

threaded aperture in the bearing element is adapted to receive a smallbolt 24 which extends upwardly out of the top of the massage cup 25 andits cap element 26. A washer or collar 21 on said bolt 2li is adapted toabut against the under side of the bearing element 23 so that when saidoperating element I9 with its arms 2|] is reciprocated by the uppermovable clipper blade 9, the massage element will be similarly actuatedand regardless of how tightly the massage element 25 is secured to thebearing element 23 the movement will be free due to the fact that thecollar 21 is held slightly away from the horizontal forward body plateportion I by said bearing element 23.

If desired the upturned Wall portions I2 on the body plate may beprovided with notches 28 in their upper forward corners to prevent anypossible striking of the walls I2 by the operating arms 2D.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided asimply constructed attachment for clippers so that the clipper motor canbe utilized for massaging and thatl my attachment may be quickly andeasily secured to an electric clipper and retained thereon by the springtongue I6 and its catch element I'I. Removal, of course, is accomplishedby pulling the catch I1 downwardly and slipping the attachment orf theclipper blades.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made inthe form, details, arrangement and proportions of the various partswithout departing from the scope of my invention.

What is claimed is:

1. An attachment for clippers having relatively movable cutting bladescomprising an element detachably securable to one blade of a clipper, a

massage device supported by said element for movement relative thereto,and a second element connected to said massage device and to said otherclipper blade and movable relative to rst element, whereby movement ofone of said blades relative to the other will cause movement of saidmassage device.

2. The structure in claim 1 and said first mentioned element beingadapted to be detachably secured to the stationary blade of a clipperand said second mentioned element being adapted to be connected to themovable blade of a clipper.

3. An attachment for clippers wherein one clipper blade reciprocatesrelative to the other, comprising a body element having means fordetachably securing the same to the stationary blade of a clipper, amassage device supported by said body element for movement relativethereto, and an operating arm movable relative to said body andconnected to said massage device, said operating arm lying in the pathof movement of said movable clipper blade.

4. An attachment for clippers wherein one clipper blade reciprocatesrelative to the other, comprising a body plate having substantiallyvertical side walls with inwardly turned upper edges, said body platebeing adapted to slip over one of the clipper blades, a spring catch onsaid body for detachably securing said body to said blade, a massageelement supported for movement by said body plate, and an operatingelement supported for movement on said body plate and connected to saidmassage element, said operating element including a pair of rearwardlyextending arms, said arms being spaced apart and adapted to engage theend faces of said other clipper blade which is relatively movable withrespect to the blade to which said body plate is attached.

BOGOIA STREZOFF.

